Section 5: Counterfeit "The Father Troubled Over His Rebellious Daughter"

So this is the Louvre... Senpai, if we have some time to spare later...

Yes!

A stroll through a museum? How laid-back, Master. ...Well, don't worry about it.

If you have the time, it'd be good for you to enjoy the art here.

However, nothing on display here is authentic. Although you should still be able to enjoy them since they're well-made duplicates.

D... Da...

Umm, I do not know if I will meet your standards, but I shall do my best for the occasion!

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Well then... Roman, are there any Servants?

Scan complete. The counterfeits are definitely there.

If you continue going straight, be careful. You'll probably encounter enemies.

Okay. Let's get started, shall we?

Yes! Master, your orders please!

...A counterfeit Heroic Spirit is coming!

Ugh... This malicious aura...

Oh, now that's a familiar face.

Gilles de Rais!

Yes, I'm not surprised... As long as she's there, he'll be with her.

What are you babbling about! My name is Gilles de Rais!

I am "a sad father who was loved by his daughter when she was a kid, but is now hated by her since she became a rebellious teenager!"

I am Gilles de Rais, who gets shooed away with comments like "Dad, you smell like an old person!"

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Thank you for your vivid description! I deeply sympathize!

Thank you, sweet young lady! Oh, if only my daughter had your kindness!

But so it goes. This is also fate... If this is the stage that child envisioned, I must resign myself to that fact.

...I don't think she had any intention of sharing that information with others...

Enough. Gilles de Rais, we have nothing to ask of you.

If you stand in our way, we will cut you down.

Oh, is that right? Hooooooowever!

Finally, I have a question for you, Master. Why do you interfere with us!?

If Leonardo da Vinci's counterfeits are a problem, we'll persuade that child to forge someone else's works.

I beg you! Please don't interfere with us!

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Right. Marshal Gilles de Rais.

We know her identity. We simply want to understand her motive.

Well, it's possible that we already have a rough idea, but...

To go into bouts of fury, despair, and contempt by merely imagining others' motives...

I can't give my approval.

Agreed. In any case, we cannot avoid a fight.

Whatever her purpose is, it doesn't change the fact that she opposes us.

No matter how touching her wish is, we must first defeat her if we are to reason with her.

...I see. In that case, we shall be your opponents. For that child's dreams and wishes.

We seven Servants were created to fulfill them after all.

Let the counterfeits surpass their originals! Let falsity overpower truth!

Even if we're branded as spurious, false, or specious, we still exist now, in this place!

Heh... Sorry, but she's all right.

She is not a lonely girl who had faith foisted on her and was forced into seclusion.

She is not a warrior who continues forward, even while bearing wounds that won't heal. She is not a moralizing saint.

No miracle will happen, no revelation.

Even though she was just a counterfeit... She's trying to spread her wings out in the world as an individual!

I dream of the eventual day when we shall meet again somewhere far away. Farewell...

...Then all that's left are her and one more.

We know who she is. It's the other one that's the problem.

If I had to guess, I would say someone like Karna.

Kojirou Sasaki is also a possibility.

Wh-What about Leonidas? You know, the protect-with-all-his-might type!

Nope, nope, nope.

R-Really? Master, who do you think?

E. Teach? ...Um, remind me who that is again.

Blackbeard. Edward Teach, huh? I see. That makes sense...

No, wait. It can't be. There's no way.

Ohh, Blackbeard? Hm...

That's impossible, Master! U-Um, did you receive a blow to the head!?

Mozart, huh? Well, he does have good facial features...

But if he opened his mouth, it'd be no good.

Well, listen. If he were the "Silent Musician" type and did nothing, there would be no problem.

I see! As long as he kept his mouth shut, there'd be no problem!

You guys are really being mean!

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